October 12, 2022
The ocean sport salmon quota report is updated once a week, typically by Friday.
The La Push and Neah Bay ocean management areas opened for recreational salmon fishing for all species on June 18. The Columbia River area opened for all species on June 25. The Westport area opened for all species on July 2. Catch details for each area are described below, where available.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC), which establishes fishing seasons in ocean waters three to 200 miles off the Pacific coast, approved a recreational ocean salmon fishery Chinook catch quota of 27,000 for 2022, similar to last year’s quota of 27,250. The PFMC also adopted a quota of 168,000 marked coho for this year's recreational ocean fishery – a significant increase from last year’s marked coho quota of 70,000.
In-season Management actions:
June 22, 2022
- Effective 12:01AM Friday, June 24, the bag limit in the Neah Bay area is modified to 2 salmon, only one of which may be a Chinook.
June 30, 2022
- Effective 12:01AM Saturday, July 2, the subarea east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line within the Neah Bay area is closed to salmon fishing.
- Effective 12:01AM Monday, July 4, the bag limit in the La Push area is modified to 2 salmon, only one of which may be a Chinook.
- Effective 12:01AM Tuesday, July 5, the Neah Bay area is closed to salmon fishing.
July 8, 2022
- Effective 12:01AM Monday, July 25, the subarea west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line within the Neah Bay area is opened to salmon fishing.
- Effective 12:01AM Monday, August 1, the subarea east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line within the Neah Bay area is opened to salmon fishing.
July 13, 2022
- Effective 12:01AM Saturday, July 16, the subarea North of 46o 15’ N and East of 124o 08’ 40” W within the Columbia River area is closed.
- Effective 12:01AM Saturday, July 16, Chinook retention is prohibited in the La Push area.
- Effective 12:01AM Monday, July 25, the bag limit in the La Push area is modified to 2 salmon, only one of which may be a Chinook.
July 19, 2022
- Effective 12:01AM Friday, July 22, Chinook retention is prohibited in the Westport area on Fridays and Saturdays.
August 17, 2022
- Effective 12:01AM Thursday, August 18, possession of Chinook in the Westport area is illegal on days when retention of Chinook is prohibited in the Westport area.
- Effective 12:01AM Tuesday, August 23, Chinook retention is prohibited in the Westport area.
August 22, 2022
- Effective 12:01AM Tuesday, August 23, Chinook retention is prohibited in the Columbia River area.
August 25, 2022
- Effective 12:01AM on Saturday, August 27, the remaining coho salmon quota in the Westport area is adjusted on an impact-neutral basis from mark-selective to non-mark-selective. The adjusted non-mark-selective coho salmon quota is 14,000.
September 13, 2022
- Effective 12:01AM Wednesday, September 14,600 Chinook transferred from the Neah Bay area guideline to add 390 Chinook to the Columbia River area guideline. The adjusted Chinook guidelines are 5,510 for the Neah Bay area and 8,090 for the Columbia River area. The adjusted north of falcon recreational Chinook quota is 26,790.
Coastwide Ocean Totals
Coho quota: 168,000
Chinook quota: 26,790
Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook** | Cumulative Coho | Percent of total coho quota | Percent of total chinook guideline | Number of Pink | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
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25 | Jun 18-19 | 781 | 760 | 89 | 760 | 89 | 0% | 3% | 0 | 0.97 | 0.11 | 1.09 |
26 | Jun 20-26 | 3,769 | 2,364 | 565 | 3,124 | 653 | 0% | 12% | 0 | 0.63 | 0.15 | 0.78 |
27 | Jun 27-Jul 3 | 4,781 | 1,620 | 2,663 | 4,744 | 3,316 | 2% | 18% | 0 | 0.34 | 0.56 | 0.90 |
28 | Jul 4-10 | 7,858 | 4,284 | 6,375 | 9,028 | 9,691 | 6% | 34% | 0 | 0.55 | 0.81 | 1.36 |
29 | Jul 11-17 | 4,071 | 1,681 | 4,528 | 10,720 | 14,220 | 8% | 40% | 0 | 0.42 | 1.11 | 1.53 |
30 | Jul 18-24 | 5,764 | 1,707 | 7,331 | 12,493 | 21,551 | 13% | 47% | 0 | 0.33 | 1.27 | 1.57 |
31 | Jul 25-31 | 6,606 | 1,524 | 7,551 | 14,064 | 29,101 | 17% | 52% | 0 | 0.25 | 1.14 | 1.37 |
32 | Aug 1-7 | 8,221 | 2,313 | 9,983 | 16,415 | 39,084 | 23% | 61% | 0 | 0.30 | 1.21 | 1.50 |
33 | Aug 8-14 | 11,004 | 2,723 | 13,594 | 19,186 | 52,678 | 31% | 72% | 0 | 0.27 | 1.24 | 1.48 |
34 | Aug 15-21 | 11,815 | 4,281 | 10,069 | 23,512 | 62,747 | 37% | 88% | 0 | 0.39 | 0.85 | 1.21 |
35 | Aug 22-28 | 4,004 | 1,227 | 2,997 | 24,830 | 65,744 | 39% | 93% | 0 | 0.56 | 0.75 | 1.05 |
36 | Aug 29-Sep 4 | 4,718 | 96 | 5,243 | 25,096 | 70,987 | 42% | 94% | 0 | 0.14 | 1.11 | 1.13 |
37 | Sep 5-11 | 1,979 | 31 | 1,990 | 25,192 | 72,977 | 43% | 94% | 0 | 0.12 | 1.01 | 1.02 |
38 | Sep 12-18 | 3,647 | 7 | 4,838 | 25,282 | 77,815 | 46% | 94% | 0 | 0.02 | 1.33 | 1.33 |
39 | Sep 19-25 | 1,966 | 34 | 2,655 | 25,349 | 80,470 | 48% | 95% | 0 | 0.15 | 1.35 | 1.37 |
40 | Sep 26-30 | 450 | 25 | 400 | 25,389 | 80,870 | 48% | 95% | 0 | 0.26 | 0.89 | 0.94 |
41 | Oct 5-8 | 285 | 127 | 2 | 25,517 | 80,872 | 48% | 95% | 0 | 0.45 | 0.01 | 0.45 |
**Includes landed catch equivalent of non-retention mortality in weeks 29 through 40.
Columbia River Area (including Oregon)
Coho quota: 84,000
Chinook guideline: 8,090
This area was closed to salmon fishing as scheduled on Friday, September 30. Through Sunday, September 30, 8,012 Chinook (99% of the adjusted area guideline) and 44,017 coho (52% of the area quota) have been landed.
Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook** | Cumulative Coho | Percent of coho quota | Percent of Chinook guideline | Pink Catch | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
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26 | Jun 25-26 | 705 | 334 | 371 | 334 | 371 | 0% | 4% | 0 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 1.00 |
27 | Jun 27-Jul 3 | 1,771 | 314 | 2,013 | 649 | 2,384 | 3% | 8% | 0 | 0.18 | 1.14 | 1.31 |
28 | Jul 4-10 | 3,917 | 1,615 | 4,365 | 2,264 | 6,749 | 8% | 28% | 0 | 0.41 | 1.11 | 1.53 |
29 | Jul 11-17 | 1,929 | 210 | 2,723 | 2,473 | 9,472 | 11% | 31% | 0 | 0.11 | 1.41 | 1.52 |
30 | Jul 18-24 | 2,639 | 199 | 4,461 | 2,672 | 13,933 | 17% | 33% | 0 | 0.08 | 1.69 | 1.77 |
31 | Jul 25-31 | 3,007 | 263 | 4,388 | 2,935 | 18,321 | 22% | 36% | 0 | 0.09 | 1.46 | 1.55 |
32 | Aug 1-7 | 4,883 | 617 | 6,128 | 3,552 | 24,449 | 29% | 44% | 0 | 0.13 | 1.25 | 1.38 |
33 | Aug 8-14 | 6,224 | 984 | 7,752 | 4,536 | 32,201 | 38% | 56% | 0 | 0.16 | 1.25 | 1.40 |
34 | Aug 15-21 | 7,254 | 2,365 | 5,204 | 6,902 | 37,405 | 45% | 85% | 0 | 0.33 | 0.72 | 1.04 |
35 | Aug 22-28 | 2,409 | 866 | 1,586 | 7,808 | 38,990 | 46% | 97% | 0 | 0.57 | 0.66 | 1.02 |
36 | Aug 29-Sep 4 | 2,564 | 5 | 2,247 | 7,905 | 41,238 | 49% | 98% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.88 | 0.88 |
37 | Sep 5-11 | 1,067 | 10 | 721 | 7,953 | 41,959 | 50% | 98% | 0 | 0.01 | 0.68 | 0.68 |
38 | Sep 12-18 | 1,874 | 0 | 1,976 | 7,999 | 43,934 | 52% | 99% | 0 | 0.00 | 1.05 | 1.05 |
39 | Sep 19-25 | 448 | 0 | 72 | 8,011 | 44,006 | 52% | 99% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
40 | Sep 26-30 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 8,012 | 44,017 | 52% | 99% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.27 | 0.27 |
**Includes landed catch equivalent of non-retention mortality in weeks 35 through 40.
Westport
Coho quota: 62,160 Non-selective coho quota: 14,000
Chinook guideline: 12,070
This area was closed to salmon fishing as scheduled on Friday, September 30. Through Sunday, September 30, 11,714 Chinook (97% of the area guideline), 23,137 mark-selective coho (37% of the area quota), and 9,459 non-mark-selective coho (68% of the adjusted area quota) have been landed.
Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook** | Cumulative Coho | Percent of coho quota | Percent of Chinook guideline | Pink Catch | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
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27 | Jul 2-3 | 943 | 293 | 376 | 293 | 376 | 1% | 2% | 0 | 0.31 | 0.40 | 0.71 |
28 |
Jul 4-10 |
3,527 | 2,428 | 1,739 | 2,721 | 2,115 | 3% | 23% | 0 | 0.69 | 0.49 | 1.18 |
29 | Jul 11-17 | 2,001 | 1,424 | 1,736 | 4,145 | 3,851 | 6% | 34% | 0 | 0.71 | 0.87 | 1.58 |
30 | Jul 18-24 | 3,037 | 1,508 | 2,772 | 5,711 | 6,623 | 11% | 47% | 0 | 0.61 | 0.91 | 1.41 |
31 | Jul 25-31 | 2,944 | 841 | 2,742 | 6,599 | 9,366 | 15% | 55% | 0 | 0.36 | 0.93 | 1.22 |
32 | Aug 1-7 | 2,662 | 1,350 | 3,346 | 7,988 | 12,711 | 20% | 66% | 0 | 0.63 | 1.26 | 1.76 |
33 | Aug 8-14 | 3,656 | 1,318 | 4,958 | 9,353 | 17,669 | 28% | 77% | 0 | 0.46 | 1.36 | 1.72 |
34 | Aug 15-21 | 3,742 | 1,762 | 4,320 | 11,161 | 21,989 | 35% | 92% | 0 | 0.59 | 1.15 | 1.63 |
35 | Aug 22-26 | 1,155 | 305 | 1,148 | 11,499 | 23,137 | 37% | 95% | 0 | 1.27 | 0.99 | 1.26 |
35 | Aug 27-28 | 328 | 0 | 542 | 11,517 | 542 | 4% | 95% | 0 | 0.00 | 1.65 | 1.65 |
36 | Aug 29-Sep 4 | 1,461 | 5 | 2,540 | 11,601 | 3,081 | 22% | 96% | 0 | 0.00 | 1.74 | 1.74 |
37 | Sep 5-11 | 652 | 7 | 1,158 | 11,635 | 4,239 | 30% | 96% | 0 | 0.01 | 1.78 | 1.79 |
38 | Sep 12-18 | 1,342 | 0 | 2,444 | 11,672 | 6,683 | 48% | 97% | 0 | 0.00 | 1.82 | 1.82 |
39 | Sep 19-25 | 1,293 | 7 | 2,408 | 11,700 | 9,091 | 65% | 97% | 0 | 0.01 | 1.86 | 1.87 |
40 | Sep 26-30 | 314 | 0 | 368 | 11,714 | 9,459 | 68% | 97% | 0 | 0.00 | 1.17 | 1.17 |
**Includes landed catch equivalent of non-retention mortality in weeks 30 through 40.
La Push
Coho quota: 4,370
Chinook guideline: 1,120*
A total of 285 anglers participated in the La Push Late Season salmon fishery October 5-8, landing 127 Chinook and 2 coho. Through Saturday October 8, 913 Chinook (82% of the area guideline) and 2,168 coho (50% of the area quota) have been landed. This area closed to salmon fishing as scheduled on Saturday, October 8.
Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook** | Cumulative Coho | Percent of coho quota | Percent of Chinook guideline | Pink Catch | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
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25 | Jun 18-19 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
26 | Jun 20-26 | 132 | 15 | 44 | 17 | 44 | 1% | 1% | 0 | 0.11 | 0.33 | 0.44 |
27 | Jun 27-Jul 3 | 161 | 58 | 40 | 75 | 83 | 2% | 7% | 0 | 0.36 | 0.25 | 0.61 |
28 |
Jul 4-10 |
347 | 212 | 250 | 287 | 333 | 8% | 26% | 0 | 0.61 | 0.72 | 1.33 |
29 | Jul 11-17 | 141 | 47 | 70 | 345 | 403 | 9% | 31% | 0 | 0.63 | 0.49 | 0.83 |
30 | Jul 18-24 | 88 | 1 | 97 | 354 | 500 | 11% | 32% | 0 | 0.03 | 1.11 | 1.12 |
31 | Jul 25-31 | 231 | 105 | 244 | 459 | 744 | 17% | 41% | 0 | 0.46 | 1.06 | 1.51 |
32 | Aug 1-7 | 251 | 122 | 226 | 581 | 970 | 22% | 52% | 0 | 0.49 | 0.90 | 1.39 |
33 | Aug 8-14 | 277 | 89 | 274 | 670 | 1,244 | 28% | 60% | 0 | 0.32 | 0.99 | 1.31 |
34 | Aug 15-21 | 199 | 26 | 198 | 696 | 1,442 | 33% | 62% | 0 | 0.13 | 0.99 | 1.12 |
35 | Aug 22-28 | 99 | 5 | 130 | 701 | 1,572 | 36% | 63% | 0 | 0.05 | 1.32 | 1.37 |
36 | Aug 29-Sep 4 | 254 | 41 | 286 | 742 | 1,858 | 43% | 66% | 0 | 0.16 | 1.13 | 1.29 |
37 | Sep 5-11 | 62 | 5 | 43 | 747 | 1,901 | 44% | 67% | 0 | 0.08 | 0.70 | 0.77 |
38 | Sep 12-18 | 148 | 7 | 173 | 754 | 2,075 | 47% | 67% | 0 | 0.05 | 1.17 | 1.22 |
39 | Sep 19-25 | 87 | 21 | 72 | 776 | 2,147 | 49% | 69% | 0 | 0.24 | 0.83 | 1.07 |
40 | Sep 26-30 | 44 | 10 | 18 | 786 | 2,166 | 50% | 70% | 0 | 0.23 | 0.41 | 0.64 |
*Subarea guideline of 995 Chinook is in effect for the La Push area June 18 - September 30. The fishery is scheduled to reopen October 5 (La Push Late Season) with a Chinook quota of 125. The late season fishery will close October 8 or upon attainment of quota.
**Includes landed catch equivalent of non-retention mortality in weeks 29 and 30.
Neah Bay
Coho quota: 17,470
Chinook guideline: 5,510
This area was closed to salmon fishing as scheduled on Friday, September 30. Through Sunday, September 30, 4,877 Chinook (89% of adjusted the area guideline) and 2,633 coho (15% of the area quota) have been landed.
Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook | Cumulative Coho | Percent of coho quota | Percent of Chinook guideline | Pink Catch | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
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25 | Jun 18-19 | 761 | 758 | 89 | 758 | 89 | 1% | 14% | 0 | 1.00 | 0.12 | 1.11 |
26 | Jun 20-26 | 2,932 | 2,015 | 150 | 2,773 | 239 | 1% | 50% | 0 | 0.69 | 0.05 | 0.74 |
27 | Jun 27-Jul 3 | 1,907 | 954 | 234 | 3,727 | 473 | 3% | 68% | 0 | 0.50 | 0.12 | 0.62 |
28 | Jul 4-10 | 67 | 29 | 21 | 3,756 | 494 | 3% | 68% | 0 | 0.44 | 0.32 | 0.76 |
29 | Jul 11-17 | - | - | - | 3,756 | 494 | 3% | 61% | - | - | - | - |
30 | Jul 18-24 | - | - | - | 3,756 | 494 | 3% | 61% | - | - | - | - |
31 | Jul 25-31 | 425 | 314 | 177 | 4,071 | 671 | 4% | 74% | 0 | 0.74 | 0.42 | 1.16 |
32 | Aug 1-7 | 425 | 224 | 284 | 4,294 | 954 | 5% | 78% | 0 | 0.53 | 0.67 | 1.19 |
33 | Aug 8-14 | 847 | 332 | 610 | 4,627 | 1,565 | 9% | 84% | 0 | 0.39 | 0.72 | 1.11 |
34 | Aug 15-21 | 619 | 127 | 347 | 4,753 | 1,912 | 11% | 86% | 0 | 0.21 | 0.56 | 0.77 |
35 | Aug 22-28 | 341 | 50 | 133 | 4,804 | 2,044 | 12% | 87% | 0 | 0.15 | 0.39 | 0.54 |
36 | Aug 29-Sep 4 | 438 | 44 | 170 | 4,848 | 2,214 | 13% | 88% | 0 | 0.10 | 0.39 | 0.49 |
37 | Sep 5-11 | 198 | 9 | 69 | 4,857 | 2,283 | 13% | 88% | 0 | 0.05 | 0.35 | 0.39 |
38 | Sep 12-18 | 284 | 0 | 245 | 4,857 | 2,528 | 14% | 88% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.86 | 0.86 |
39 | Sep 19-25 | 138 | 6 | 102 | 4,862 | 2,630 | 15% | 88% | 0 | 0.04 | 0.74 | 0.78 |
40 | Sep 26-30 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 4,877 | 2,633 | 15% | 89% | 0 | 0.29 | 0.05 | 0.34 |
Previous Years
To see past years' annual reports from the Pacific Fishery Marine Council, visit the PFMC website. For archival in-season ocean salmon information, visit our webpage.